What names have you noticed getting more popular in 2010?

[bytheMoonlight]

What do you think will be the popular names of 2010?

[KAEKAE]

Oscar
Ava
Ella

Oliver - I have one but back in 2007 I didn't know one Oliver, three years on and anyone I know expecting a boy always calls them Oliver!

Stanley - I know four born within the last three months.

Dasiy - I know seven!
Lily
Bella

[DessieLou]

Lily and Isabella. Sooooo many Isabella's!!! Such a shame as they're pretty names. And all the 'old man' names like Stanley, Sidney, Archie. Had an elderly couple in at work the other day who mentioned 'Frank playing on that damn nintendo box again'...had a very strange image in my head til I turned round and saw an 8 year old Frank on his PSP!

[CheerfulYank]

Yes, tons of Isabelle/bellas here. Not too many Isobels though. And Jacobs and Jakes everywhere.

I love Jack for my next DS even though it's so popular, also Rhys or Finn. There aren't many Rhys' here (a few named Reese though) but Finn is going to be huge I fear. Also Penelope, which is my DD choice, with Poppy as a nn. And yes I can nn her that, so there. :o

[Ineedsomesleep]

Eve/Evie/Eva/Ava, Lily and Ruby still all seem to be popular also Annabelle and Isla ssems to be on the rise.

William and Oliver for boys. Thats if you are not going down the Jaxon route.

[Tamashii]

Finn - yes! There are lots of Finn's around all of a sudden. Also finding quite a few Marlon's and of course Ella/Bella

[ShadeofViolet]

Isabelle
Isla
Ava/Eva

Jenson
Riley

[Violet5]

I know a lot of Isabella's, Eve/Eva's, Florences, Emily's and Sophie's.

And boys, lots of Oliver's, Edward's, Alexander's, George's and Harrys.

[CakeandFineWine]

Very glad the name I'm thinking of isn't on here, sadly DD's name is "Evie" now really popular.
Lots of Freddies & Josephs around here for boys..

[MamaLazarou]

I have a six-month-old, and the most popular names amongst his friends are James, Edward, Max and Alex for boys; and Isabelle, Olivia, Amelie and Charlotte for girls. We do live in a very white, middle-class town! Leon is getting more common among the tinier babies now.The Evie love must end soon, surely?

[tummytickler]

also Nancy and Arabella.

[Vine]

Many Lily-Mays/Mae. 'Bel' names, like Isabelle, Mabel.

For boys lots of oldie nicknames like Archie, Alfie.

[CupcakesHay]

Arabella ... really? That was on my possible list as i didn't think it was too popular?

I have 2 cats who are 9 years old - called Oscar and Isabella... so whenever i hear babies called that, I think of my cats :) But to be fair, we weren't sure we could have kids so that's why the cats have good names.

I know a couple of Freyas, a Jasmine, Constance and Beatrice.

[tummytickler]

its not at the level of Evie but much more popular than it used to be. i have seen quuite a few the past year.

[LibertyGibbet]

Oh yes Lucas, Luca and Leon.

Finn is very popular here. Finnian, Finegan, Finbar etc.

Beatrice and Beatrix are very popular too.


Maisie too.

[emptyshell]

Lola, also Isabelle/bella/Isobel (shame cos I liked this one a lot).

[Ineedsomesleep]

Archie and Alfie here too.

[rachel234]

Florence and Rosemary for girls.

Quentin and Stanley for boys.

[Beans33]

I've got an Isabella - think it's a beautiful name. She was born in 2008 and it was the number one name for the year - we thought we were being vastly different. Oops! And if we had a boy for 2nd one, were going to call him Edward - despite the Twighlight books. We're not very original are we??! But had a 2nd DD and called her Prudence (Pru), which is quite unusual.

I know lots of Archies, Arthurs, Williams and Avas, Evies and Imogens. All lovely names, so why not, I say?!!!

[hatebeak]

Arlo, Wilfred, Florence, Violet, Elodie all seem to be on the up.

[Mitzicoco]

Sounds like thesecondcoming has met a mean Clara!
Popular names around here:
Henry
Freddie
Ocsar
Lily
Freya
Oliver

[NormanNorris]

I agree with Florence and Mabel. I know a few of each born this year. Edward, Jasper, Esme and Alice due to Twilight. I know of loads of baby Islas and Evies too. Two of my friends are considering Wilfred and I know quite a few Rufuses. Oh and Oscar and Archie! Millions of those born this year.

[bargainhuntingbetty]

Sophie. I work with children and in a group of 7 kids last month 3 of them were called Sophie.

[HumphreyCobbler]

No, like me, thececondcoming has got a Clara and we want it to stay at number 342. Like it was when we chose the name

[LuluF]

tummytickler - are there really that many babies being called Nancy? We have a three and a half year old named Nancy - and I'm a bit concerned there will be an explosion...